Question 1

Ethnicity means identification with

Accepted Answer

A)  the cultural values of the dominant culture. 
B)  and feeling part of a biologically racial group. 
C)  neighbors in a multicultural society. 
D)  and feeling part of a cultural tradition and exclusion from other cultural traditions. 
E)  and feeling part of two or more groups in a plural society. 
A)  the cultural values of the dominant culture. 
B)  and feeling part of a biologically racial group. 
C)  neighbors in a multicultural society. 
D)  and feeling part of a cultural tradition and exclusion from other cultural traditions. 
E)  and feeling part of two or more groups in a plural society.

Question 2

Which of the following is a long-resident ethnic group in Europe that is experiencing an "ethnic revival?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Bretons 
B)  Welsh 
C)  Corsicans 
D)  Basques 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Bretons 
B)  Welsh 
C)  Corsicans 
D)  Basques 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 3

An achieved status is not automatic.It comes through choices,actions,efforts,talents,or accomplishments,and is always perceived as positive by a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An anthropological understanding of ethnicity and race requires exploring how people and institutions define,negotiate,and even challenge their identities in society.One way anthropologists-and social scientists in general-do this is by studying status,which refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a mutually exclusive social identity that is set by others and has little to do with an individual's actions. 
B)  any position, no matter what its prestige, that someone occupies in society. 
C)  a biologically determined identity within a hierarchical society. 
D)  a socially negotiated identity that always changes throughout a person's lifetime. 
E)  an identity determined by the state through census practices. 
A)  a mutually exclusive social identity that is set by others and has little to do with an individual's actions. 
B)  any position, no matter what its prestige, that someone occupies in society. 
C)  a biologically determined identity within a hierarchical society. 
D)  a socially negotiated identity that always changes throughout a person's lifetime. 
E)  an identity determined by the state through census practices.

Question 5

Why aren't most nation-states homogeneous? How do countries vary in their ethnic compositions in different regions of the world?

Accepted Answer

Most nation-states are not homogeneous b

Question 6

The presence of ethnic neighborhoods may indicate what kind of coexistence?

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  acculturation 
C)  enculturation 
D)  colonialism 
E)  multiculturalism 
A)  assimilation 
B)  acculturation 
C)  enculturation 
D)  colonialism 
E)  multiculturalism

Question 7

Is it contradictory to say that membership in an ethnic group is an ascribed status while arguing that we negotiate our social identities? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

No, it is not contradictory to say that

Question 8

A plural society is the opposite of a society that forces groups to assimilate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the definitions of state is a centrally organized political unit; a government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe the political aspect of ethnicity.Give examples.How is multiculturalism an attempt to depoliticize ethnicity? (Start out with a careful definition of what you mean by political.)

Accepted Answer

The political aspect of ethnicity refers

Question 11

Depending on the situation,the same man might declare: "I'm Jimmy's father"; "I'm your boss"; "I'm African American"; or "I'm your professor." This phenomenon,whereby a person's claimed or perceived identity varies depending on context,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnicity. 
B)  hypodescent. 
C)  situational negotiation of social identity. 
D)  ethnic tolerance. 
E)  rotating core personality traits. 
A)  ethnicity. 
B)  hypodescent. 
C)  situational negotiation of social identity. 
D)  ethnic tolerance. 
E)  rotating core personality traits.

Question 12

What is meant by the social construction of race? How does this concept differ from race as perceived by the average middle-class American? (Use the description given in the text.)

Accepted Answer

The social construction of race refers t

Question 13

What term does anthropologist Fredrik Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts,ecological specialization,and the economic interdependence of those groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralism 
B)  broad-spectrum subsistence 
C)  plural society 
D)  multicultural 
E)  assimilation 
A)  pluralism 
B)  broad-spectrum subsistence 
C)  plural society 
D)  multicultural 
E)  assimilation

Question 14

What are the major differences between the Brazilian and U.S.systems of racial classification?

Accepted Answer

The major differences between the Brazil

Question 15

Institutional discrimination happens when institutions rather than individuals are the targets of discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Nation-state refers to an ethnic group that is not politically autonomous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hypodescent refers to individuals who are racially pure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Organizations in the United States such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)and the National Council of La Raza,a Hispanic advocacy group,have opposed adding a "multiracial" census category.This suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  both organizations need to hire anthropologists. 
B)  racial classification is a political issue, in that these groups fear their political clout will decline if their numbers go down. 
C)  racial classification is all about cultural pride. 
D)  racial classification can become more scientifically accurate despite people's ignorance to the contrary. 
E)  racial classification matters only to Hispanic minorities in the United States. 
A)  both organizations need to hire anthropologists. 
B)  racial classification is a political issue, in that these groups fear their political clout will decline if their numbers go down. 
C)  racial classification is all about cultural pride. 
D)  racial classification can become more scientifically accurate despite people's ignorance to the contrary. 
E)  racial classification matters only to Hispanic minorities in the United States.

Question 19

What term formerly referred to a culture that shared a single language,religion,history,territory,ancestry,and kinship?

Accepted Answer

A)  monoculture 
B)  country 
C)  nation 
D)  society 
E)  homeland 
A)  monoculture 
B)  country 
C)  nation 
D)  society 
E)  homeland

Question 20

What term refers to the destruction of the culture of an ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  prejudice 
C)  ethnocide 
D)  discrimination 
E)  diaspora 
A)  genocide 
B)  prejudice 
C)  ethnocide 
D)  discrimination 
E)  diaspora

Exam 15: Ethnicity and Race

Ethnicity means identification with

Which of the following is a long-resident ethnic group in Europe that is experiencing an "ethnic revival?"

An achieved status is not automatic.It comes through choices,actions,efforts,talents,or accomplishments,and is always perceived as positive by a society.

An anthropological understanding of ethnicity and race requires exploring how people and institutions define,negotiate,and even challenge their identities in society.One way anthropologists-and social scientists in general-do this is by studying status,which refers to

Why aren't most nation-states homogeneous? How do countries vary in their ethnic compositions in different regions of the world?

The presence of ethnic neighborhoods may indicate what kind of coexistence?

Is it contradictory to say that membership in an ethnic group is an ascribed status while arguing that we negotiate our social identities? Why or why not?

A plural society is the opposite of a society that forces groups to assimilate.

One of the definitions of state is a centrally organized political unit; a government.

Describe the political aspect of ethnicity.Give examples.How is multiculturalism an attempt to depoliticize ethnicity? (Start out with a careful definition of what you mean by political.)

Depending on the situation,the same man might declare: "I'm Jimmy's father"; "I'm your boss"; "I'm African American"; or "I'm your professor." This phenomenon,whereby a person's claimed or perceived identity varies depending on context,is called

What is meant by the social construction of race? How does this concept differ from race as perceived by the average middle-class American? (Use the description given in the text.)

What term does anthropologist Fredrik Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts,ecological specialization,and the economic interdependence of those groups?

What are the major differences between the Brazilian and U.S.systems of racial classification?

Institutional discrimination happens when institutions rather than individuals are the targets of discrimination.

Nation-state refers to an ethnic group that is not politically autonomous.

Hypodescent refers to individuals who are racially pure.

Organizations in the United States such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)and the National Council of La Raza,a Hispanic advocacy group,have opposed adding a "multiracial" census category.This suggests that

What term formerly referred to a culture that shared a single language,religion,history,territory,ancestry,and kinship?

What term refers to the destruction of the culture of an ethnic group?

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